Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-16
A WELL EARNED VICTORY.

The New Havens Defeat the Hartfords
 In Sharply Contested Game-Several
 Of the New Haven Players Fined By
 The DIrectOrs-Gencra1 News From
 The Ball Field.
 Heavy hitting in the first inning of yes terday's game gave the New Ravens lead that the Hsrtfords found it impossible to overcome. Dicky Burns, who batted right handed as he was facing left-hand pitcher, started the fun with a two-bagger over third fly and Collins made passed ball on which Burns and Mellon moved up one base, and Troy brought them home by rattling base hit. Phalon, Taylor, Halpin and Murphy followed with hits, and before Burns went out, ending the inning, the New Ravens had
 scored seven runs. Then Brady faced young Fitzgerald, and hit to Phalon, who was l about ten feet over Tayler's head and Brady | made the circuit of the bases. Johnson made another run in this inning by 8 safe hit, steal and wild throw of Murphy's on Stafford's fourth strike, the ball going away | over Taylor's head into right field. In the third inning the Hartfords scored a run on Sullivan's three base hit and | Stafford's hit. In the seventh inning Mellon got his base on balls, stole second and came | home on Taylor's rattling base hit into right | field. Dowd made 8 run for Hartford. get- | ting first on Phalon's error, stealing second and coming home on Murphy's wild throw to second which got by Mellon in center field. In the eiQ Qhth Johnson made the circuit on @ hit, wild pitch and hit by Stafford. In the ninth the Hartfords batted Fitzgerald for three hits, and aided by an error by Phalon scored two runs, the game ending with the score to in New Haven's favor. The au- dience gave a sigh of relief as the last man went out, as there was man at second and Q hit would have tied the game.
 The game was Q splendid exhibition of
 ball playing, there being many brilliant plays on both sides. Captain HaIpin played grand game at short stop, his running catch of fly from Johnson's bat in the third inning being one of the prettiest plays seen at the park this season. He covered an immense lot of territory and his pickups and lightning throws to first won him rounds of applause. Phalon was unfortunate at third, but he was out of position and so his errors were excusable. Mur- phy caught splendidly and led the team in batting, he making three safe hits out of four times at the bat. Phalon also distinguished himself at the bat, making Young Fitzgerald pitched splendidly, strik- ing out five men and fielding his position finely. For the Hart lords Hackett and Dowd played 8 bril- liant fielding game and Sullivan batted fercely, making two singles and a three bag ger.
 Jackson Brady, of Hartford, umpired in manner to win the hearty appreciation of the audience, his work being in pleasant contrast to that shown by those who have oficiated in recent games. His judgment of balls and strikes was the best seen here this season, and his decisions, which were accurate in every instance, were given promptly and loudly so that they could be easily heard all over the field. New Haven will extend him a cordial welcome while he continues to show ss good work as he did yesterday.
 Following is the score of the game: